Synonyms of escalated

escalated 1 of 2

adjective

as in increased

being at a higher level than average

for a time there was an escalated interest in the historical figure following the release of the blockbuster biography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• elevated
• high
• heightened
• raised
• up
• peaked
• extreme
• jacked (up)
• over
• maximum
• inflated
• utmost
• sky-high
• maximized
• full
• overflowing
• overloaded
• oversize
• overfilled
• overlarge
• overfull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low
• down
• decreased
• dropped
• depressed
• under
• receded
• knockdown

escalated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of escalate

1

as in rose

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

as the war between the two countries escalated, it threatened to become a global conflict

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• rose
• accelerated
• swelled
• expanded
• intensified
• climbed
• multiplied
• waxed
• proliferated
• accumulated
• mushroomed
• boomed
• snowballed
• mounted
• ballooned
• surged
• gained
• spread
• enlarged
• rolled up
• jumped
• appreciated
• skyrocketed
• built up
• burgeoned
• heightened
• redoubled
• peaked
• rocketed
• inflated
• distended
• puffed (up)
• crested
• crescendoed
• blew up
• bulked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• receded
• dwindled
• waned

2

as in accelerated

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• accelerated
• expanded
• boosted
• augmented
• raised
• multiplied
• extended
• intensified
• enhanced
• swelled
• compounded
• amplified
• added (to)
• reinforced
• upped
• stoked
• enlarged
• strengthened
• hyped
• maximized
• built up
• pumped up
• skyrocketed
• aggrandized
• heightened
• jumped
• supplemented
• spiked
• supersized
• prolonged
• developed
• boomed
• inflated
• lengthened
• protracted
• stretched
• complemented
• drew out
• bumped (up)
• magnified
• distended
• elongated
• fleshed (out)
• dilated
• accumulated
• blew up
• ratcheted (up)
• collected
• amassed
• racheted (up)
• beefed (up)
• parlayed
• followed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• lowered
• dwindled
• lessened
• abated
• subtracted (from)
• downsized
• curtailed
• shortened
• de-escalated
• abbreviated
• abridged
• contracted
• compressed
• minified
• condensed
• constricted
• cut back
• retrenched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escalated

Verb

In recent weeks, Iran has dramatically escalated efforts to seal off its cache of near bomb-grade uranium, deliberately collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping entrances with explosive mines, according to five sources familiar with US intelligence. —Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026

Chronic depression escalated into near-constant fantasies of suicide. —Brad Ryan, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

Prosecutors countered that Anthony escalated a verbal dispute into a deadly encounter. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

The verbal fight escalated, and then one male produced a firearm and shot the other, police said. —Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

In the wake of the death of The Prophet, the war against the WLF escalated. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Strikers viewed militiamen and soldiers as strikebreakers, and with the arrival of troops in Chicago, the violence escalated dramatically, as did civilian deaths. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026

Anger escalated sharply last month when excavators and bulldozers moved onto the site. —Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 June 2026

The property racked up 22 citations in the last four years, three of which escalated to charges against the key officers of the company that owns it. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026